Date: Sept. 15, 2025  

Case #: 2025-00055284 

Incident: Bend man arrested after stabbing his father, eluding traffic stop 

Date / Time of Incident: Sept. 15, 2025 / 3:57 p.m. 

Location: 61400 block of Little John Lane, Bend  

Arrested: Thomas William Woolley, 35-year-old Bend resident 

Offenses: Assault I, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer  

At approximately 3:57 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, Bend Police responded to a report of a stabbing in the 61400 block of Little John Lane. The caller reported that a man, 35-year-old Thomas William Woolley, had stabbed his father at their residence, then fled the area in a white two-door Honda Accord.  

Officers responded to the home within 5 minutes, where they found a man with a serious stab wound to the chest. Officers cleared the home, rendered treatment to the victim, and began searching the area for Woolley. The victim was transported to St. Charles by Bend Fire & Rescue.  

At approximately 4:17 p.m., an officer in a marked patrol vehicle located Woolley driving in Deschutes River Woods in the suspect vehicle. The officer attempted to stop Woolley, but he accelerated away from the officer and took off southbound on U.S. Highway 97.  

Officers pursued the suspect and were joined in their pursuit by members of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.  

Woolley continued to speed away from officers at speeds up to 100 MPH. Woolley pulled onto the shoulder at approximately 4:21 p.m. near Lava Butte. Officers took Woolley into custody without incident and transported him to the Bend Police Department to continue the investigation.  

The Bend Police Department wishes to thank the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Bend Fire & Rescue and the Oregon State Police for their assistance on this incident.  

Date: Sept. 14, 2025  

Case #: 2025-00054956 

Incident: Two injured in early morning crash on Bend Parkway 

Date / Time of Incident: Sept. 14, 2025 / 2:53 a.m. 

Location: Northbound Bend Parkway near Murphy Road, Bend
 

At approximately 2:53 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, Bend Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on the northbound lanes of the Bend Parkway near Murphy Road.  

Witnesses reported the vehicle, a blue Volkswagen Passat, was traveling at approximately 80 MPH before driving off the road and onto the embankment near Murphy Road. The vehicle rolled several times, ejecting the passenger and partially ejecting the driver.  

As officers arrived on scene, the vehicle was in flames. Officers pulled the driver from the burning vehicle and both men were transported to St. Charles. The driver, a 31-year-old Portland resident, was critically injured. The passenger, a 29-year-old Redmond resident, was injured but in stable condition.  

The northbound lanes of the Parkway were shut down for approximately 4.5 hours as traffic reconstruction team members investigated the scene.  

This is an ongoing investigation. Bend Police would like to thank the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation for their assistance on this incident.  

UPDATE: Dorothy Van Wey has been located and returned safely to her family. 

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Date: Sept. 13, 2025 

Case #: 2025-00054837 

Incident: Bend Police seek assistance in locating Bend woman with memory issues 

Date / Time of Incident: Sept. 13, 2025 / 2:56 p.m.  

Location: 60800 block of Goldenwood Loop, Bend 

Missing: Dorothy Van Wey, 72-year-old Bend resident 
 

The Bend Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a 72-year-old Bend resident who is missing and endangered.  

At approximately 2:56 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, Bend Police responded to a report of a missing woman in the area of Goldenwood Loop in SW Bend.  

Officers learned that Dorothy Van Wey left her home in her car, a gray Subaru Outback with a double kayak rack on top. The license plate is Oregon 511 GKG. Van Wey was last seen at approximately 11:30 a.m. 

Cameras recorded the vehicle in Sunriver around 2:20 p.m. Officers searched places her family believed she might visit, but were unable to locate her. Bend Police are working with other law enforcement agencies in the area in an effort to find Van Wey.  

Van Wey has memory problems and gets lost easily. She is described as a white woman, 5 feet 4 inches tall and about 118 pounds, with short white hair and blue-gray eyes. She was last seen wearing a white blouse and pants in an unknown color.  

A photo of Van Wey and her vehicle are attached to this release.  

If you see Dorothy Van Wey or her vehicle, please call 911 or nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.  

Date: Sept. 2, 2025 

Case #: 2023-00068632 

Incident: Bend Police seek additional victims in child sex abuse case 

Arrested: Conner Eric Duhn, 27-year-old Bend resident 

Offenses: Encouraging Child Sex Abuse I x 10, Online Sexual Corruption of a Child I x2, Encouraging Child Sex Abuse II x10, Luring a Minor for Sexual Conduct x4, Using a Child in a Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct x3 
 

In November 2023, Bend Police received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding possible child sex abuse material being uploaded, saved or shared on SnapChat using a local IP address.  
 

Over the course of 11 months, Bend Police detectives investigated the tip and identified 27-year-old Conner Eric Duhn as a suspect. In October 2024, detectives searched Duhn’s home in the 700 block of NE Mason Road, and seized electronic devices that contained evidence of child sex abuse material.   
 

On March 5, Duhn was arrested at the Bend Police Department. 
 

As part of Duhn’s release agreement that he signed in March, he agreed among other stipulations to have no contact with minors and not to access the internet. Detectives later learned that from March 18 through March 27, Duhn was in contact, via the internet, with a 17-year-old boy who lived out of state. A warrant was issued in June for this violation, and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office arrested Duhn on June 26.  
 

As the investigation continued, detectives also determined that Duhn had taken steps to meet with at least one underage boy in Central Oregon, and had exchanged sexual messages online with multiple underage boys. Duhn was arrested again on July 18 on suspicion of these additional crimes.  

Detectives then learned in mid-August that Duhn continued to be active on Snapchat, in violation of the release agreement. On Aug. 28, Duhn was arrested for again violating his release agreement. He is currently lodged in the Deschutes County Jail.  
 

Bend Police detectives continue to investigate Duhn and his online communications, and believe he may have additional victims. Duhn has also been known to use the names Luca and August in his communications. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Alyssa Snyder at asnyder@bendoregon.gov or by calling nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.  

Date: Aug. 22, 2025 

Case #: 2025-00049646 

Incident: Subaru Outback found partially submerged in Deschutes River 

Date / Time of Incident: Aug. 22, 2025 / 3:48 a.m. 

Location: Riverbend Park, 700 block of NW Columbia Street, Bend  
 

At approximately 3:48 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, Bend Police responded to a report of a partially submerged vehicle in the Deschutes River near Riverbend Park. A person called 911 to report seeing the vehicle, with its headlights still visible, about 10 yards away from the bank of the river.  
 

An arriving officer swam out to the vehicle, a 2022 silver Subaru Outback, to determine whether anyone was trapped inside the car. Bend Fire medics also conducted a search, and law enforcement and fire personnel on scene determined no one was inside the vehicle.  
 

At this time, the incident is being investigated as a theft. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.